Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
September 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Senators 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 4 0 1 0
Blefary lf 4 1 2 1
Robinson F. rf 3 1 1 0
Powell 1b 2 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 1 0
Hendricks c 2 0 0 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
Brabender p 0 0 0 0
  Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 1 0
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 1 1 0
Stroud rf 5 1 2 0
McMullen 3b 5 1 1 3
Howard lf 3 2 2 1
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 0
  Cullen ss 0 0 0 0
French c 3 0 1 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 2 0 1 0
  Holman ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Hannan p 2 0 1 0
  Higgins p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Baltimore 000 002 000270
Washington 301 000 20x6110
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brabender  L (6-6) 1.0 6 3 3 0 0
  Morris   3.0 2 1 1 3 1
  Leonhard   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Watt   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
5
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan  W (10-4) 5.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Higgins  SV (10) 4.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1, Washington 3.  3B–Washington Stroud (9,off Morris).  HR–Baltimore Blefary (14,6th inning off Hannan 0 on, 0 out), Washington McMullen (19,1st inning off Brabender 2 on, 0 out); F Howard (40,3rd inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hendricks (1,off Higgins).  HBP–F Robinson (12,by Hannan).  IBB–F Howard (9,by Morris); B Allen (5,by Watt).  SB–F Robinson (11,2nd base off Hannan/French).  BK–Brabender (2).  HBP–Hannan (4,F Robinson).  IBB–Morris (2,F Howard); Watt (7,B Allen).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:30.  A–3,120.
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